the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The science which treats of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church; doctrinal theology. Also dogmatic.
Word Usage
""It isn't ichthyology; it is dogmatics, which is still more difficult and tangled up."